Margaret Ellen (Tonkin) Roberts (1849 - 1941)

Born 1849 in St Just in Penwith, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Died 1941 at about age 92 in Moonee Ponds, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

Margaret (Tonkin) Roberts was born in England.

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Birth

Margaret was born in Cornwall. She was the daughter of Thomas Tonkin and Nanny Penrose. She was baptised November 11, 1849 at Saint Just IN Penwith, Cornwall ,England, ^[1]

Immigration

Margaret immigrated with her family to Melbourne in 1858 when she was 8 years old. This was an assisted emigration passage . Arrival Date 24 Mar 1858, Departing from Plymouth to Melbourne on the Atalanta. ^[2]

Marriage

Margaret married Joseph Roberts in Victoria in 1870. ^[3] child: Eliza Ellen Roberts 1870–1954

Death

Margaret Roberts died at Moonee Ponds in Victoria in 1941. She was 91 years of age. Her parents names are listed on the death index. ^[4]

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Sources

1. ↑ England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975; FHL Film Number0226217, 0226218, 962681
2. ↑ Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, 1839-1923; Series: VPRS 7666; Series Title: Inward Overseas Passenger Lists (British Ports) [Microfiche Copy of VPRS 947]; Ancestry Weblink: https://www.ancestry.com.au/imageviewer/collections/1635/images/30796_125453__146-00313?pId=2755226
3. ↑ Victoria BDM Marriages: 3349 / 1870
4. ↑ Victoria BDM Deaths: 8264 / 1941

• Department of Justice, Victoria. Registry of Birth Deaths and Marriages [BDM] online database: https://my.rio.bdm.vic.gov.au/efamily-history/5fcf5bda10c0341bf1059f8a